Sash hanger



0. H. BONNER Feb. 28, 1950 SASH HANGER Filed April 20, 1946 uvwzzvroa.0170 h. Bow/v51? RTw MEYJ Patented Feb. 28, 1 950 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE SASH HANGER Otto H. Bonner, Lakewood, Ohio Application April 20,194 ,'seria1 No. 663,670

3 Claims. (c1. 16 172) This invention relates to animproved supportingdevice or hanger for storm sash, window screens, and the like. Moreparticularly the invention is concerned with an improved hanger fornon-sliding storm sash or window screens, which cover the entire area ofa window frame, which hanger will facilitate the positioning of the sashfrom the interior of a building with safety, thereby avoiding the use ofladders and the like. These, therefore, are the general objects of thepresent invention.

Many types of devices are now in use for supporting and hanging storm,sash, window screens, and the like. Most of these devices are adaptedfor hanging the screen or sash from the exterior of the building.However, some few devices are arranged to permit the hanging of the sashfrom the interior of the building. These, however, present seriousdifliculties in that the bottom of the sash has to be swung outwardly topermit the sash to be positioned on the hangers. This, together with thecomparatively great weight of the storm sash, renders it unsafe ordangerous to attempt the hanging of the sash from the interior of thebuilding and, accordingly,- the use of ladders is resorted to as amatter of safety.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved sashhanger which will facilitate the hanging of the storm sash or the likefrom the interior of the building, and which hanger will be soconstructed and arranged as to permit the sash to be safely placed onthe hanger with substantially no tilting of the sash.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved sash supportor hanger of comparatively great strength which may be eco-' nomicallymanufactured, readily installed, and which will facilitate thepositioning of the sash from the interior of the building with safety.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become more apparentfrom the following description, reference being had to a preferredembodiment of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.The essential and novel features of the invention will be summarized inthe claims.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a view of a window frame illustrating a stormsash supported by my improved supports or hangers; Fig. 2 is an enlargedfragmentary view of a hanger and the cooperating parts; Fig. 3 is asectional view as indicated by the lines 3--3 on Fig. 2; Fig, 4 is asectional detail, the plane of the section being indicated by the lines4-4 on Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a sectional detail as indicated by the lines5-5 a bottom view of an imthe sash ll adjacent its upper edge, bysuitable screws 14. The hanger members I2 may com-- prise the usualstructure, such as for instance, a metal stamping having a portion l5projecting upward above the sash and provided with a rectangular opening[6.-

The coacting hanger or bracket 20 member comprises in general a shank orarm 2| which is secured to the window frame II] as by screws 22. Asillustrated in Fig. 3, the shank 2| is of such length that the hangermember l2 of the sash H may be hung thereon with the sash in a verticalposition and at such distance from the face of the window frame as notto interfere with the hanging of the'sash from the interior of thebuilding and to admit such hanging without tilting or swinging the lowerend of the sash outwardly.

The hanger bracket 20, with which this invention is particularlyconcerned, is a sheet metal member comprising an inverted U-shap'edtapered shank 2| having a substantially horizontal top wall 23 which, atits outer end, tapers upwardly as at .24 to prevent the sash fromslipping off while applying the same. The inner end of the shank has adownwardly curved surface 25 terminating in a notch or recess 26 whichforms a seat for the hanger member l2.

The transverse curvature of the top wall 23 of the bracket member,together with the taper of the shank 2|, greatly facilitates thepositioning of the hangers I2 thereon. The side walls 21 of the bracketprovide downwardly projecting reinforcing flanges which extendrearwardly beyond the top wall, as at 28, and have their inner portionsbent outwardly at right angles, as at 29, to form a pair of oppositelyextending attaching ears 30. These ears are provided with openings 3| toreceive the screws 22 heretofore mentioned. The metal adjacent theopenings 3| may be provided with reinforcing bosses, such as shown at I!in Fig. 2 in connection with the hanger member I 2. The notches 26 areformed in the upper surfaces of the walls 28 and provide a pair ofspaced seats for the lower hanger member I2.

In positioning the screen or storm sash on the bracket 20, the hanger I2is first inserted and then slipped over the bracket 20. The taper of thebracket arm 21, together with the transverse curvature of its uppersurface 23, greatly facilitates this positioning of the screen. Likewiseit will be seen that the structure is designed to provide sufficientstrength to allow the weight of the sash to be supported entirely by thebrackets during the application of the sash and thereby lighten the workof the person installing the sash. The transversely curved portion 2! ofthe bracket 20 terminates before the sash hanger reaches its seat andthe hanger I2 is then supported by a pair of spaced surfaces whichassist in preventing vibration of the sash after it has been positioned.

I claim:

1. A hanger bracket comprising, a pair of supporting base portionsspaced apart and adapted to be fastened in a vertical plane to asupporting structure, a shank of modified U-shaped channel formationopening downwardly, said shank adjacent the base portions extendingupwardly and outwardly away from said base portions and terminating inan upturned lip at the outer end thereof, and notches in said shank nearsaid base portions defining aligned supporting seats.

2. A hanger bracket comprising, a pair of supporting base portionsspaced apart and adapted to be fastened in a vertical plane to asupporting structure, a shank of modified U-shaped channel formationopening downwardly and providing a pair of side walls and an arcuate topwall joining said side walls, said shank adjacent the base portionsextending upwardly and outwardly away 4 from said base portions with thetop wall terminating in an upturned lip at the outer end thereof, andnotches in said shank near said base portions defining alignedsupporting seats, said side walls tapering from a point near the baseportions to the outer end of the shank.

3. A hanger bracket comprising, a pair of supporting base portionsspaced apart and adapted to be fastened in a vertical plane to asupporting structure, a shank of modified U-shaped channel formationopening downwardly and providing a pair of converging side walls and anarcuate top wall terminating short of said base portions and joiningsaid side walls, said shank adjacent the base portions extendingupwardly and outwardly away from said base portions with the top wallterminating in an upturned lip at the outer end thereof, and notches insaid shank near said base portions defining aligned supporting seats,said side walls tapering from a point near the base portions to theouter end of the shank.

OTTO H. BONNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 543,105 Schroeder July 23, 1895960,817 Case June '7, 1910 1,212,336 Fellman Jan. 16, 1917 1,850,687Pascoe et a1. Mar. 22, 1932

